Lake Tahoe estate featured in ‘Godfather’ movie listed for $3.75 million

Famed "Godfather" mobster Michael Corleone’s West Coast command post was a Lake Tahoe estate, and a piece of that property on the lake’s west shore is on the market for $3.749 million.

The estate and its grounds were the backdrop for scenes in the "Godfather Part II" including the first communion bash Corleone, played by Al Pacino, threw for his son at the beginning of the movie. This is also the spot where Corleone’s older brother, Fredo, was murdered.

In actuality, the property was built in 1938 by wealthy industrialist Henry Kaiser as a place to throw a gala for friends and family to celebrate the completion of Hoover Dam. Kaiser’s company was one of the primary contractors on the dam project.

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​​Famed "Godfather" mobster Michael Corleone’s West Coast command post was a Lake Tahoe estate, and a piece of that property on the lake’s north shore is on the market for $3.749 million.

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Kaiser hired a crew of 300 men to complete the estate in 30 days, and, working around the clock, they built 17 residences, servants’ quarters, several small cottages, a yacht club and a boathouse in that time. He called the community Fleur Du Lac.

Kaiser sold the property in the 1960s, and it was later divided into individual residences in the 1980s. The current listing is Residence 13 with three bedrooms and four bathrooms spread across 3,700 square feet. Inside, the craftsmanship is exquisite with banded teak floors, picture windows and Italian marble and granite detailing in the bathrooms and kitchen.